Techsoup

TechSoup Global is a nonprofit organization working toward the day when every NGO, library, and social benefit organization on the planet has the technology, knowledge, and resources it needs to operate at its full potential.

In the United States, TechSoup.org offers 501(c)(3) nonprofits access to more then 400 technology product donations from partners like Microsoft, Symantec, Cisco, and ... Full Description »

My daughter's school has a tenuous WiFi setup of consumer D-Link routers configured for AP mode and WPA2. Currently, they have around 6 "AP's" that serve a 6,000 sqr/ft area (roughly). The building is relatively new construction, so I expect that it's mostly drywall and metal studs. Overall layout...

Not sure if this will help, but if the school meets these requirements, you will not be able to beat the prices for Brocade APs. The organization is called TechSoup and I have purchased products from them in the past. We are going to purchase a number of the APs and then purchase a smaller...

As a system engineer working in the cultural non-profit in Holland I found out last year about Techsoup. To be specise, the dutch department (www.techsoup.nl).
I got the boss to get us the official non-profit status and joined up with Techsoup.
Since I use Techsoup as much as I can for licenses like MS Office, Adobe CS6 and Symantec BUexec. All that for about 10% of the commercial prices.
Next summer we want to step to server 2012 and start using virtual apps. With Techsoup its not longer a dream.
I love it

Our Church is a registered 501c(3) non-profit org and we are still shown as Qualification Pending on Techsoup. We desperately need 10 Microsoft Windows 7 licenses because the last licenses we purchased were counterfeit & unusable. We do not want to be seen as a church who doesn't legally...

TechSoup has allowed us to use some higher end items that we could not normally afford. They have brand name licenses and equipment and offer it for ridiculous low prices. If you are a non-profit and not using TechSoup, you are missing out!

We use Techsoup to get software for our non profit school and church. Never had any issues, and their selection is great. Sometimes we run into issues because we are a church, but that is the fault of the donating company, not Techsoup.

Like others here have said, if you're a non-profit and you AREN'T signed up with TechSoup, then DO IT NOW!!

The charity pricing that these folks get is amazing. All the major vendors go through TechSoup for their donated products, so you just pay an admin fee. There are terms and restrictions placed by the vendor but TechSoup have an eligibility checker for that too.

When I think about how much money we have saved through TechSoup, my mind boggles. My only gripe is that some companies don't offer quite the version of their product that I need (e.g. Sage has Act 2011 Pro, but not Premium which is what we would need for an upgrade) which is actually an issue with the companies, rather than with TechSoup.

I wish there was a better way to track when you are eligible for orders again - like some kind of site widget that said "you can re-order these titles from Microsoft again on XX/XX/XXXX and will be eligible to purchase any MS items on XX/XX/XXXX." That would be handier than going through my invoices and figuring out when my eligibility date is again.

When I first started working here, as the only IT guy, I was told by my boss that I needed to stand up our own internal network, complete with server hardware/software, office productivity software, firewall, wireless, etc. Since we are a 501(c)3, TechSoup really came through with helping us get what we needed at a VERY AFFORDABLE price. TechSoup works by providing software/hardware donations to eligible non-profits from some of the best names on the market and all they ask for in return is that you pay what they call an "admin fee", which is always significantly less than what you'd have to pay retail for the software/hardware item. I ended up requesting Server 2008 R2, Symantec BackUp Exec, MS Office 2007, some server CALs, a Cisco ASA security appliance, a Cisco wireless AP, and a truck-load of other stuff and only had to spend a little over $1,000 for all of it. TechSoup is nothing short of a very amazing and helpful resource for any 501(c)3 non-profit organization.

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TechSoup Global is a nonprofit organization working toward the day when every NGO, library, and social benefit organization on the planet has the technology, knowledge, and resources it needs to operate at its full potential.

In the United States, TechSoup.org offers 501(c)(3) nonprofits access to more then 400 technology product donations from partners like Microsoft, Symantec, Cisco, and Adobe.

Around the world, the TechSoup Global Partner Network makes product donations to NGOs in 37 different countries.